Neighborhood Evolution

Idea:

Interactive display/gallery of neighborhood maps in each neighborhood and how they’ve changed over the years, including personal/family story sharing and zoning education.

Benefit:

It would allow Lowellians and tourists to see how the city's neighborhoods and grown and changed over the years and hear personal stories from Lowell's history.

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Tiki Boats on the Canal

Idea:

Have a one-time event partnering with a business or oganization that runs gondolas or tiki boats. Pick a canal that has calm waters and work with the agencies to do a one-time event that would test the feasibility of having people pay for boat rides on a canal. If this is successful, maybe we could [Read more…]

Benefit:

The canals are a under-utilized and under-maintained area in the city. Having a tiki boat, or multiple tiki boats that could run on the canals could provide insentive in keeping them clean, while also creating a fun attraction that could even support tourism in the Summer months.

Location:

Downtown / JAM, OldIdea.